Largetooth Sawfish

The largetooth sawfish (Pristis perotteti) and the smalltooth sawfish (Pristis pectinata) are the only
species of sawfish inhabiting U.S. waters. Overfishing and habitat destruction, coupled with low intrinsic rates of
population increase, have resulted in the decline of both sawfish species from most of their original U.S. ranges.
Data for largetooth sawfish was and remains very limited. Learn more about the life history and conservation status
of this rarely observed species below: